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Cummings Family History
Cummings Genealogy & Family TreeCummings is an English name from Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, England, where one of the earliest known ancestors—Robert of Comyn, Earl of Northumberland—was recorded in 1066. It comes from Breton roots cam (“bent,” “crooked,”) or the spice cumin. Alternately, it may refer to someone from the town of Comines in Flanders, France. The family motto is “Courage!”
Other spellings include “Cumin,” “Cumins,” Cumine,” “Cummin,” “Cummins,” “Cummine,” “Comings,” “Comins,” and “Commin.” Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Candy Cummings (New York Mutuals, Cincinnati Reds), American basketball player Pat Cummings (Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat), Canadian musician Burton Cummings (The Guess Who), and American comedian Whitney Cummings (2 Broke Girls, Whitney, Comedy TV). The first Cummings to come to America was Isaac Cummings in Massachusetts in 1630.
Cummings Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jane Cummings -- --, 1582 May 1, 1626 Suffolk
- Elizabeth Cummings -- --, 1561 December 0, 1573
- Jane Cummings -- --, 1582 May 1, 1626
- Christenie V. Cummings -- --, 1873 October 3, 1966 Virginia
- Wineferd Cummings -- --, 1755 November 21, 1843
Cummings Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Squire Daniel Cummings -- --, 1835 December 11, 1865 Kentucky
- Ruthie B. Cummings -- --, 1844 July 9, 1867 Kentucky
- Silas R. Cummings -- --, 1848 December 0, 1884 Kentucky
- Cornelius Cummings -- --, 1893 January 9, 1944 New York
- Ethiel (Ethel) Cummings -- --, 1809 August 12, 1881 New York
